Atrios takes us for a walk down memory lane with the US Congress.
From CNN:
In a major victory for the White House, the Senate early Friday voted 77-23 to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction as required by U.N. resolutions.
Hours earlier, the House approved an identical resolution, 296-133.
The president praised the congressional action, declaring "America speaks with one voice."
What were the Democratic Congress critters thinking? Why did they join in such numbers in the madness of King George - 29 "ayes" out of 50 in the Senate? The House Democrats were a bit bolder, with only 82 "ayes" out of the 208 who voted.
Tourble is, this "playing nice to Evil" continues...
ReplyDeleteMany of these same Congress folks will be working on universal health care coverage. I wonder how brave they will be in facing up to the powerful lobbyists who give them campaign money.
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